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51 pages 1 hour read

Flannery O'Connor

Good Country People

Flannery O'ConnorFiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1955

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Essay Topics

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Hulga has embraced nihilism as her personal philosophy, but is she actually a nihilist? How does Manley Pointer undermine her philosophical identity in the story?

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How does this story embody elements of the Southern Gothic, and how does that inform your reading of the work?

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How are names used as significant symbolic markers throughout this story?

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